What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72228 and 72236?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72228 and 72236 is 4.

GCF(72228,72236) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72228 and 72236, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72228 and 72236.

How to find the GCF of 72228 and 72236?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72228 and 72236. After we will calculate the factors of 72228 and 72236 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72228

Prime factors of 72228 are 2, 3, 13, 463. Prime factorization of 72228 in exponential form is:

72228 = 2² × 3¹ × 13¹ × 463¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72236

Prime factors of 72236 are 2, 18059. Prime factorization of 72236 in exponential form is:

72236 = 2² × 18059¹

Step-3: Factors of 72228

List of positive integer factors of 72228 that divides 72228 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 13, 26, 39, 52, 78, 156, 463, 926, 1389, 1852, 2778, 5556, 6019, 12038, 18057, 24076, 36114

Step-4: Factors of 72236

List of positive integer factors of 72236 that divides 72228 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 18059, 36118

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72228 and 72236. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72228 and 72236 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 72228 and 72236